Augmentative and Alternative Communication : Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs.

Cover -- Book Title -- Contents -- About the Authors -- About the Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Introduction to AAC -- Chapter 1: AAC Process -- Chapter 2: Message Management -- Chapter 3: Symbols and Rate Enhancement -- Chapter 4: Alternative Access -- Chapter 5: Principles of Assessment -- Chapter 6: Assessment of Specific Capabilities -- Chapter 7: Principles of Decision Making, Intervention, and Evaluation -- Part II: AAC Interventions for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities -- Chapter 8: AAC Issues for People with Developmental Disabilities -- Chapter 9: Supporting Participation and Communication for Beginning Communicators -- Chapter 10: Language Development and Intervention -- Chapter 11: Instruction to Support Linguistic and Social Competence -- Chapter 12: Literacy Intervention for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs -- Chapter 13: Educational Inclusion of Students with Complex Communication Needs -- Part III: AAC Interventions for Individuals with Acquired Disabilities -- Chapter 14: Adults with Acquired Physical Conditions -- Chapter 15: Adults with Severe Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech -- Chapter 16: Adults with Degenerative Cognitive and Linguistic Disorders -- Chapter 17: Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury -- Chapter 18: AAC in Intensive, Acute, and Long-Term Acute Medical Settings -- References -- Resources and Web Links -- Index.

In the fourth edition of this bestselling core text on AAC, tomorrow's professionals will get a complete, up-to-date introduction to AAC processes, interventions, and technologies that support children and adults with a wide range of complex communication.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.